How To Make A Seashell Mermaid Crown

We are in love with seashell mermaid crowns! We’ve seen all kinds of shimmery seashell tiaras this summer so we had to make our very own Seashell Mermaid Crown. We started with an inexpensive rhinestone tiara and used it as a canvas to arrange our shells on. Then finished the shell headband with tiny gems. So glam! Now you can make your own Seashell Mermaid Crown!

What would you do with a Seashell Mermaid Crown when you’re not wearing it? We think it will look great on a bookcase with some of our best shells around it. What do you think? Let us know in the comments!
Cheers,
Jennifer & Kitty

2. Embellish the starfish with rhinestone cup chain. To do this, snip the cup chain into strips to fit. Apply the E6000 directly to the arms of the starfish with a toothpick and place the strips of cup chain on top.

3. Glue the scallop shell to the front center of the tiara using the E6000. Hold the shell in place for a minute or two while the glue sets up. Glue the starfish on top of the scallop so one of the arms points straight up.

4. Sort the horse conch shells from largest to smallest. Glue the two largest conchs on either side of the scallop shell so they are standing almost upright. Glue the two turrets on either side of the conchs followed by the next two largest conchs. Glue the next two conchs at a slight angle, then glue the last two conchs on either side so they rest horizontally along the tiara band.

5. Sort the quartz points from largest to smallest. Tuck and glue the four largest quartz points so they are standing up in the gaps between the scallop shell, the largest conchs, and the turrets. Glue the rest in between the rest of the shells along the tiara band.

Here’s a video showing how we handle and glue tiny rhinestone gems.

6. Tuck and glue the rest of the tiny shells in any gaps along the tiara band. Glue 3mm rhinestones around the outside edge of the scallop shell, using the toothpick to apply the glue. Glue two 4mm rhinestones to the bottom of the scallop shells and two on the outside edge of the tiara band. Finish by gluing a 3mm rhinestone to each quartz point, and round cat’s eye shell.

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Hobby Lobby, Joann’s, and Michaels usually have good selections of shells to buy. You can also find shells online. We have purchased from http://www.seashellcity.com/ before and have been happy with them. Amazon also has seashells. We included the real names of the shells we used, but you can use any shells you like! Are you having trouble finding any of the other materials? J&K

Hi! Would you be willing to tell me where you got your quartz crystals? The only ones I can find are HUGE:). Would you also be willing to share where you got your tiara? Ive purchased two and neither will fit my fat head;)

It sits up on top of the head, not down around the ears like a headband. It has combs to secure it and you can add bobby pins too. But frankly, we just have it set out as a cute decoration and haven’t worn it around for any length of time.

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